Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-09-01
"A NC. Girl Assaulted by Negro
Cor. Of the News and Observer,

Greensboro, n. G. Aug. 24th.--A
startling sensation got ahoat here last
night, A railroad man who had just
come down on o rail road tricycle.
from Winston reported that as be
passed Kernersville he saw an exclt-
ed crowd who were about to Inch a
negro. On inquinng he was inform
ed that the negro whose name Was
Rute Hairiston had committed an
outrage on the person OF Miss Sapp, a
beautiful aud accomplished young Ia
|dy OF II years Of age, and \ dangh
Ter of Mr.. Jesse Sapp, u highly les
pected gentleman, living near ksr.
uersville.
On the arrival of the train from
Winston, last night about $50 o'clock,
the rumor was confirmed aud full par.
ticulars learned. -
The negro attempted the outrage
on MissrSapp near her fathers resi-
dence, Eoldng pistol to her head
and choking her. A cash was left Oh
Der forehead where shs affirms Hairs
ton struck her with the pistol.
Her tutcrles brought to her, her
father and several men about the
place who were near by and who sue
ceeded in capturing the negro. Miss
Sspp was taken hume in an almost
helpless condition. When she arrived
there she had been so severely choked
she was unable to speak word, but
had to snswer questions put to her by
writing. &
A crowd rapidly collected and
lynching was freely talked OF. Several
officers who we're present succeeded
in getting possession of Htirston be
tore the mob had become sufficiently
inaamed and hurried him to this city,
placing him in Jail here.
When the report spread in. the
nelghborhood Of kernersville a crowd
OF Fifty men collected and came as far
as. Friendship. intending to lynch
Hairston but gave up their intention
for that night aud returned, one oil
their number coming on here. Ii is
FULLY expected that the lynching will
occur to night. Miss Sapp Is well
known in this city aud the town is in
a boil Of indignation this morning as
the news spreads. 1t is thought she
would have been murdered by the
negro it her father had not arrived
when he did. q. 0. A.
| LArEsr.-rhis morning, Aug. 25th
between 2 end 3 O'Clock, a crowd d
| about so masked men, mounted OF
horses and mules, entered the city b,
way OF the High Point road, and 20
ing to the Jail, demanded OF the j4iler
The surrender Of Eugene Hairston
the negro who committed the assault
upon Miss Mahala Sapp near Ker
nersviile on Tuesday last. The jaile
declined to surrender, when the mob
who were armed with sledgs ham
mers and crowbars, proceeded to bresI
the locks. The man was tied witt
ropes and taken to the suburbs Of th
city, in the neighborhood OF Nj
Jacksons farm and hanged near tn
little brick school house. The who'll
thing was done very quickly. Ill
was given n few minutes 10 pray
which he did very earnestly, declal
ing his innocence yehemently. Whe
seen this morning, hanging by tn
neck IRON the limb OF the tree. h
was in his shirt sleeves aud had hi
hat folded up and stuck in his pant
pocket; his body was riddled witt
bullets and a playing card, "the te
of hearts pinned upon his breast wa
so badly cut up that it could not b
read. The negro was medium siz'
black, nnd about twenty years ofag,
, The mob did not return to the city.